by Working Forest | May 5, 2015 | Archives
Since Thursday, 13 new fires have been confirmed in the region says the MNR. Of these, four fires are still burning under control. Three are in the Sault Ste. Marie region, and one is in the Sudbury region. The Northeast Fire Region has confirmed and suppressed 22...
by Working Forest | May 5, 2015 | Archives
Northern Pulp will shutdown its Pictou County paper mill on May 30 in order to install equipment to meet air pollution reductions demanded by the Nova Scotia government. The shutdown is an admission the company will not meet an end of May air pollution reduction...
by Working Forest | May 5, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Henry Yorke Mann figured among British Columbia’s pioneer organic architects, but of a markedly different strand from his more famous peers such as Fred Hollingsworth. Not content to merely avoid crass commercial work, Mr. Mann embraced what might be called “extreme...
by Working Forest | May 5, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Powell River was founded by the timber industry, but the small Sunshine Coast community about 145 kilometres northwest of Vancouver is in an uproar now that loggers are cutting trees right in the heart of the city. Since loggers started clearing roads through the...
by Working Forest | May 5, 2015 | Archives
In Thunder bay, Ontario a major brush fire near Stanley was threatening an area cemetery and a number of properties has been knocked down. Nearly 40 firefighters from Oliver Paipoonge, Conmee and the Ministry of Natural Resources, along with two water bombers, spent...
